The Story of Software · 2025-06-26 · 32 min
Oliver Spragg, Advisor at Postera Capital and the ex-CTO of Plan A, talks about the growth of the company, from technical architecture and team structure to strategy and culture. The Guest: Oliver Spragg is an Advisor at Postera Capital, and the previous CTO of Plan A, which enables global brands such as BMW, KFC, and Visa to measure, report, and reduce their emissions. Over the last 5 years, he led the engineering organisation at Plan A through a period of rapid growth, shaping everything from technical architecture and team structure to strategy and culture. He’s especially interested in applying machine learning principles to build high performing teams and drive operational excellence. Some highlights of this episode include: The evolution of a CTO's role in startups The pitfalls of over-optimising metrics Building high-performing engineering teams AI’s role in measuring and enhancing developer experience The future of software development: from code to domain expertise Listen to the Story of Software on any podcast platform of your choice. The Story of Software Podcast is
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